The chaotic scene outside Gaochang City naturally surprised Xuanzang and his disciples. Xuanzang was a kind-hearted person, and he couldn't bear to see the young man called Xu Xiaoliu being beaten by the crowd, so he hurriedly said to the disciples: "Go and ask, what's going on? Everyone has something to say, don't hurt people."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a click, and the broken table was finally overwhelmed and scattered. Xu Xiaoliu screamed and fell into the crowd.

Seeing that the young man was going to be hard to be kind today, everyone suddenly felt a breeze blowing by, and a flash of eyes disappeared. Xu Xiaoliu's figure was gone. He quickly looked around and found that there was a monk standing not far away, with several ugly disciples standing next to him. Xu Xiaoliu was rescued by one of the monkey-like disciples.

Everyone was excited at this time, and they didn't care about asking about the origin of the monks. They were about to pounce on him again, but they saw the fat apprentice with long mouth and big ears suddenly step forward, and stomped his feet heavily on the ground, which made the ground shake three times. Then they shouted loudly: "Bold, who doesn't have eyes dare to hit my master?"

But he saw him holding his nine-toothed rakes in front of everyone, leaving more than a hundred people to crowd, but he still couldn't push him half a step, but instead he fell down and turned himself up.

As soon as this hand was revealed, everyone calmed down a lot. These merchants were also knowledgeable. Seeing that Bajie was a man of high martial arts skills, he had to stop and ask, "Where are you monks from, but why do you protect this untrustworthy boy?"

This kind of negotiation with others has always been Xuanzang's expertise. He took a step forward and celebrated his rituals and said, "Good, good, I am a monk who came from the Tang Dynasty in the East and went to the West to worship Buddha and pray for scriptures. It is said that harmony is the most important thing, but I don't know why all donors are so angry. Why not sit down and talk calmly to solve the problem?"

When the merchants heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. Most of them were well-informed. Many people had heard of the legend of the saint monks of the Tang Dynasty. They did not dare to act rudely anymore. Instead, they bowed and bowed and said, "It turns out that the saint monks of the Tang Dynasty are here. I heard that the saint monks are traveling westward and are in charge of the injustice in the world. Please make the decision for us."

Xuanzang hurriedly said, "Don't you all donors, what's the problem? Just tell me it. I will help you if you have the ability."

So everyone did not hide the incident and told me the story one by one.

The entire Flame Mountain is full of flames all year round, so it is naturally difficult for ordinary people to pass. The only way is to ask Princess Iron Fan in the Banana Cave of Cuiyun Mountain to cast a spell to temporarily extinguish the flames, so that she can get a moment of pass.

Of course, immortals like Princess Iron Fan will not obey the orders of mortals at will. Every time they invite her to come, these merchants will have to pay a large mountain tax.

This rule has been implemented for hundreds of years, and the mountain tax has increased again and again. Xu Xiaoliu, who has been collecting mountain taxes for Princess Iron Fan outside this Gaochang City since he was the one who has collected mountain taxes for Princess Iron Fan from her ancestors to this day.

Since it is a rule passed down for hundreds of years, these merchants did not intend to destroy it. Anyway, the mountain-crossing tax will be borne by the buyers of the goods in the end, so they have always spent money to buy the road honestly.

However, who would have thought that just two days ago, news came out in the city that Princess Iron Fan had no time to clone her recently, and the incident of crossing the mountain was temporarily cancelled, and even the time for recovery was not mentioned.

You know, it is the golden autumn season in October, and the time for all kinds of trade exchanges are the most prosperous. Most of the goods carried by those traders are to make a fortune during the New Year. If the goods are delayed in Gaochang City, then they will have to pay off their pants? As for the mountain-crossing taxes that Princess Iron Fan returned early in the morning, it seems insignificant.

After receiving this news, they were naturally extremely anxious, which led to the siege of Xu Xiaoliu today.

When Xuanzang heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised and said, "In this way, even if I want to travel west, I can't pass through this Flame Mountain for a while?"

The merchants nodded quickly and said, "That's right, the flames in the Flame Mountain can even be roasted and melted. If the flames cannot be extinguished, even if the Holy Monk wants to go there, it will be a lifetime of death."

Xuanzang pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Xiaoliu and said, "Donor Xu, since everyone has urgent matters, I wonder if you can do it for everyone?"

Xu Xiaoliu said with a bitter face: "Holy monk, my Xu family is just a slave to the Iron Fan. How can I persuade the Empress to decide? This matter is so small that I can do nothing."

Xuanzang had no choice but to look at his disciple again and said, "Wukong, I wonder what you can do about this Flame Mountain?"

When Wukong heard this, he did not stand up like before. Instead, he exchanged glances with Bajie and Sha Seng and sighed inwardly.

Of course, they knew early in the morning that the Flame Mountain was the largest force of the demon clan, and the Pingtian Great Saint Bull Demon King was also known as the No. 1 demon king in the world. Now that they arrived at this moment, the rules for crossing the mountain suddenly changed, and 80% were for the four masters and disciples. It seems that it is not easy to pass through the Flame Mountain safely.

After a while, he saw Wukong smiled bitterly and said, "The master doesn't know that the matter of this Flame Mountain is very involved. Even Lao Sun is not convenient to interfere easily. It is too difficult to extinguish the flames. However, the disciples are all proficient in flying techniques and are not limited by the flames in the mountains. The situation here is too special. It is better for the disciple to fly over the mountain with the master on his back."

Xuanzang was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the great disciple who was not afraid of the world on weekdays would be so afraid.

After experiencing the hardships along the way, he is no longer the innocent and ignorant mortal before. He knows that many of the taboos hidden behind these three realms are not something that their masters and apprentices can intervene. He has less resistance to these expedient measures.

However, when the merchants next to him heard that the holy monk and his party had already had the method of crossing the mountain, they suddenly became anxious and knelt down. They saw a man rushed forward and hugged Xuanzang's thigh and cried, "Holy monk, you must not leave by yourself. You are ignoring me. There are eighty mothers on the villain, and the lower ones are waiting to feed the children. If this goods cannot be delivered, the whole family will probably be left on the street."

Someone else said: "The holy monk, there are more than tens of thousands of people in the world who rely on the trade route of Fire Mountain. Although there are only a hundred caravans today, in a few days, they will probably have to gather thousands of people. If the holy monk let go, they will probably lose their jobs and their wives and children will be separated. What will the holy monk have to go to the West to meet the Buddha?"

Xuanzang was originally a soft-hearted person, so how could he withstand such a human offensive?

He hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I will never leave you don't. I will definitely think of a solution and let everyone cross the mountain together." After saying this, he saw that everyone still didn't believe it, so he swears again: "My monk Xuanzang, in the name of Buddha, as long as one person cannot cross the mountain, I will never go west even if I don't want to go west. Don't worry, don't."

When everyone heard him speak so resolutely, they felt relieved and praised the mercy of the holy monk.

However, when Wukong and the other two were standing aside, they saw that their master had a Virgin’s heart and actually made a vow to take care of the matter of the Flame Mountain. They couldn’t help but sigh again, with helpless expressions on their faces.
Chapter completed!